27 wks 2 days- Friends

My pregnant friend Pam came over today to plan our other pregnant friend Babs' baby shower. It is fun to plan everything. We are choosing to get on this early since both Pam and I are due in April and the shower is mid-May. It is so weird to not have any idea how old my baby will be when the shower happens. With every day that we get farther into this pregnancy, I become more confident that we will make it to term. Sometimes I get jealous of other pregnant women who take their health for granted, assuming they will deliver on their due date or later. That being said, it has been so much fun to be pregnant at the same time as so many of my friends.

Here is a pic of my college buddy Jana and I when she came to visit last week. We even had matching sweatshirts on!

Although staying in bed/on the couch is hard to stick to and boring, I have had so many visitors, which breaks up the day very nicely. A friend set up a visit sign up sheet online which has been helpful since a lot of people want to bring food, and this way it is split into one or two meals a week. I never was the cook anyways (lucky me!) but with all of the extra chores and responsibilities Sean has, it has been nice for him to not have to worry about cooking on top of that. Our families have been visiting a lot too. Sean's mom is the cleaning fairy and will scrub down the entire house whenever we request help. My family is VERY adult ADHD, so they have done a bunch of house projects. My mom even painted an arctic mural in the nursery (pictures of that to come!) 

Me, my brother Sam and my parent's dog Tater Tot

Ever since my readmission for contractions at 23 weeks, we have had to regulate how many visitors come so it doesn't get overwhelming...a problem we are lucky to have! Sean and I are both very social and people-pleasers so we have a really hard time telling people that we need a break from visitors, but we are starting to get better at it. It makes it easier that it is for the baby, and we just have to do whatever we have to do to keep him in and my cervix on lock down :)

Our good friends Sarah and Dave are coming tonight from Chicago and staying through the weekend. Sarah and I went on a 55-day canoe trip up to northern Canada about 10 years ago. Dave and Sean have been friends even longer. We all worked at summer camp together too, so the 4 of us are "thick as thieves" as Sean likes to say. We even have matching black labs! 

Lucy (our baby) and Luna (Sarah and Dave's)